State v. Fredericks

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Edward Wayne Fredericks was successful in obtaining a reduction to his criminal sentence more than six years after he pleaded guilty to eight counts of public indecency. The sole question before us is whether the court had the authority to modify the sentence after so much time.

On May 5, 1995, Fredericks pleaded guilty to the eight counts. He was sentenced to serve a total of 20 years. Within the next 30 days, Fredericks and his attorney each filed separate motions for reconsideration of the sentence; however, neither attached a rule nisi to the motion. The motions…